Bed-spring.



No. 706,624. Patented Aug. I2, |902.

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MYR'rLEwINTERs oF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

BED-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,624, dated August12, 1902. Application filed November 27,1901. Serial No. 83,893. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom, if; may crm/cern: A

Be it known that I, MYRTLE WINTERs, a

citizen of the United States', residing at At- My invention relates` toimprovements in,` bed-springs, and refers particularly to a bed-- springspecially adapted for invalids or bedridden persons; and the object cfmy invention is the provision otlaspring which can be constructed at areasonable price and whichv can be easily adjusted to any desiredposition to suit the desires of the user, and thus tion.

With this object in view myinvention'consists of a bed-spring embodyingnovel features of construction and combination of parts, substantiallyas disclosed herein.

Figure l represents a sideview of my bedspring with the two sections ofthe springcarrying frame in line. Fig. 2 represents a perspective Viewwith the hinged end of the spring-frame adjusted to an incline to suitthe occupant of the bed: Fig;4 3 represents anl end View.

Referring by letter to the drawings,"A-des.

vided at one end on their upper `face with' the double racks orratchet-faces B. Upon the at base-rails are secured the rigid strips Cand the similar -strips C, which are connected by the flat hinges D, andwhen desired to hold the hinged strips in line with the rigid strips Iuse the pivoted latches E, which are connected to the hinged member orsection of the frame and engage the keepers E on the rigid member of theframe. From this construction it will be seen that the frame is composedof two sections, one of which is rigid and the other hinged'and movable,and to the said members on the upper side are secured the cross-stripsF, which are formed with the grooved outer faces G, and the ends ofthespring I-I rest in the grooves of said cross-strips F and are securedfirmly by the clamping-strips J, which serve to hold the ends of thespring firmly in place, and the Y desired angle.

spring is drawn tightly lacross the end strips and is retained at thecentral portion to the -hinged and rigid sections by the fastenings K,which Aare secured to each side of the spring and to the sectionsadjacent to the hinge, as shown. The woven-wire spring being connectedtaut to the end pieces, the tendency thereof is to raise the hingedsection, and to hold said section at anyincline, forming a back and headrest, I employ the two sets of dogs or detentsL, which are pivoted attheir upper ends to the-hinged section and have their lower ends beveledto.` engage the sets of double racks ou the base-strips, and thus act tohold the body and head rest at any To hold the hinged andstationarysections in line when desired to use the spring Vfor anordinary bed-spring, I einploy the latches M, which are connected to thehinged section and engage keepers M/ on the base-rails, as will beunderstood.

It will be apparent from the drawings and descriptions that I provide abed-spring which can beiised asan ordinary flat spring and which can beused for invalids or bed-ridden persons and which can be instantlyadjusted to give anyincline to rest the body and head in the mostagreeable and comfortable position and thatV the spring can be producedat a low The combination with the base-rails, having at one end .doubleracks, of the rigid strips at one end of said rails, 'the' movablestrips hinged to said rigidfstrips, the latches for holding said hingedstrips in line, cross-strips, a wire. fabric secured to saidcross-strips, fastenings upon opposite sides of the hinges connectingthe wire fabric to the hinged and rigid strips to secure the Wire fabricto the said strips, pivoted detents carried by the free end of themovable section to engage said racks, and means for connecting one ofthe sections with vthe other at their hingejoint7 substantially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in-presence of two witnesses.f

MYRTLE Witnesses:

I-I. E. W. PALMER, Guns. A. READ.

